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Word Power (Wednesday)

Continuing with Seeing Voices by Oliver Sacks: “What is naming for? It has to do, surely, with the primal power of words, to define, to enumerate, to allow mastery and manipulation; to move from the realm of objects and images to … Continue reading

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Word Power (Tuesday)

I’m reading Oliver Sacks’ Seeing Voices. It’s a fascinating look into communication, deafness and the power of words. He reminds us that we think with words.  Words connect us to past and future, to far-off places, even to the land of make-believe. Without … Continue reading

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